Events system is introduced in this update. Currently 3 event types are available:
- "Mob horde". Starts at a random time during day in some location. Task is to kill as many mobs as possible during a hour. Best hunter gets an additioanl reward.
- "Rating PVP". Happens at 12.30 and 18.30 and is intended for top PVP players to improve their rankings.
- "Territory control". Intended for clans to try capturing territories. Available from 21.00 till 23.00.
Notifications are sent prior to every event, and there's time to prepare and assemble teams. Preparing times vary from 10 to 30 mins and are based on event type.
Events system will evolve actively and we will introduce new, more interesting events soon.
Fixes:
- Animations are fixed and improved:
-- Female "standing with weapon" pose
-- Healing and reloading in the same time
-- Character jump
-- Targeting using scope
-- Reload while sprinting
Improvements:
- An option to swap two inventory cells in one action.
- Inventory sorting.
- 3 new NPCs in Wastewater and quests associated with them..
- Voice chat reliability is improved.
Balance changes:
- Minimum level required to enter pvp is 5 now.
- Territory control battles will happen now from 21.00 till 23.00.
US1 and US2 servers will be unavailable within the next few hours
Dear players, US1 and US2 servers will be merged now into one as we've announced previously, characters from US2 server will be migrated and clans will be restored by your personal requests to skiesmmorpg@gmail.com. We'll need around 2 hours to set everything so the game is going to be unavailable for these particular servers during this time. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
The Skies Dev Team
July 16, Patch #15
Tutorial and voice chat with female characters
Fixes:
Entering PVP got better, as did battle results window.
Character icon concealment on local map is fixed, it is now calculated same way as on minimap.
Flag points are fixed on Wastewaters, all flags are accessible now.
Improvements:
Female character is added. Unfortunatedly, now customisation is available right now - only one default model.
Basic voice chat is added. To speak, hold Caps Lock. To toggle always-on microphone use F11. Voice propagation radius is around 50 meters.
Tutorial is added. It is available for any character regardless of progress, and can be disabled.
Wastewaters changes. Better level design, optimisation, mobs and loot are balanced better.
An open group is added. Everyone may create a group with random players. Open groups cannot enter PVP.
Weapons are divided into subtupes in crafting window.
Full stacks of items can be moved around in inventory windows while holding Shift.
Active mines and grenades are marked with icons in-game.
NPCs got icons over heads displaying available options and quests availability.
Level loading got faster.
Newbies may use a special training flag in safezone for 7 days after registration. Holding it does not give a big reward, but it helps to understand game mechanics.
AI optimisation. It will allow servers to function better and make mobs smarter.
General locations improvements.
Balance changes:
Crafting system changes. Now crafting consumes less materials and produces more final products. Crafting times were not changed.
Better weapon balance. Recoil, shooting speed and spread were tuned.
Better medkits. Medkits got less cheaty and healing animations were added.
New weapon type - mine thrower. Its recipes may be found in Scarab QUeen and Purgatorian dungeons.
New flag capturing rules. When someone tries to capture claimed point, previous owner is given 90 seconds to protect it.
Suicide option got a cooldown. One may use -suicide cheat only once in 25 minutes.
Character do not trigger own mines and ones placed by party members.
If player leaves a PVP battle before it was ended (battle results were displayed), he/she is not allowed to enter another battle for an hour.
Quest items can not be dropped or sold now.
Trenchers AI got better. They can deal damage while moving, also damage radius is reduced.
Non-premium weapon upgrades may be sold now.
Rating is given for holding the flag, not capturing it.
Bike driver and car passengers may shoot light weapons and sawn-off shotguns. To equip a weapon, use right mouse button.
US2 server will be merged with US1
Hi guys,
Tomorrow US2 server will be merged with US1. US2 characters will be migrated to US1. Clans will be migrated to US1 by requests. If you have any questions, requests or concerns, please, contact us by skiesmmorpg@gmail.com .
Kind regards,
The Skies Dev Team
7/15 - US servers Maintenance time
Hi guys, tomorrow, on the 15th of July, our US data center provider will have maintenance works.
Start Time: Friday July 15th at 12:01 AM CST
Maintenance End Time: Start Time: Friday July 15th at 7:01 AM CST
Thank you very much for your understanding and patience!
US Servers are back again!
Network issues are resolved, all locations on US1 and US2 are playable again.
Sorry for inconvinience.
US server access problems
Currently there are problems accessing US1 and US2 server clusters due to networking problems.
Tech staff are investigating the problem.
US1 server will be unavailable during the next 3 hours
Dear players, we apologize for the inconvenience, but US1 server will be unavailable during the next 3 hours because of maintenance works on the side of our data center provider. Thank you very much for your patience and understanding.
Promo Code for Stats Reset
Desert Warriors, the promo code for stats reset is now active again and will be available for the next 24 hours, no longer. Please, use this chance if needed.
Promo code: 1111-1111-1111-1111
June 26, Patch 14
Improvements
New zombie mobs
Global map
Daily and global players rating added
Daily quests system was replaced with everyday challenges